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“Is he on like Gossip Girl, or something?”

- Barack Obama, President of the United States, Los Angeles Times, Mar. 19, 2009.  President Obama reacted to large applause for a handsome questioner at a town hall in Los Angeles. 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-text-la.html 

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April 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

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Around the World and Around the Nation

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“It doesn’t matter what the conditions are like–cold, wet, sunny. They’re a fallen soldier, and they deserve the highest respect and honor we can give.”

- Sgt. James Rhett, assigned to the Army’s Old Guard, washingtonpost.com, Apr. 6, 2009. Rhett commented on the return of a fallen U.S. airman killed in Afghanistan. The solemn ceremony was open to the public for the first time since a ban on news coverage was instituted 18 years ago. 

http://tinyurl.com/b5a42p 

 

“In Michigan, we are doing everything we can to become the home of this new electric auto industry — and to the jobs this industry will create.”

- Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan, CNN.com, Apr. 1, 2009.  Granholm discussed how the restructuring of automotive giant GM will fuel the industry in the future with electric energy instead of combustion smog. 


http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/01/electric.cars/index.html 

 

“In the end, I would go to work early, before anyone got there, and I would just kill the animals myself. Because I couldn’t stand to let them go through that. I must have killed a thousand of them, sometimes dozens every day.”

- Ingrid Newkirk, PETA president, NYTimes.com; Mar. 25, 2009.  The PETA leader discussed to actions taken at a previous animal shelter job she held, a quote highlighted in a NY Times blog choosing Michael Vick over PETA to care for dogs;

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/picking-vick-over-peta/

 

“Too many bishops are treating parishes as if they were Starbucks franchises.”

- Sister Christine Schenk, FutureChurch member and coordinator, CNN.com, Mar. 25, 2009.  Sister Schenk discussed the closing of Catholic parishes across the nation. 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/25/cleveland.catholic.parish.closures/index.html

 

“By inviting Barack Obama to be the 2009 commencement speaker, Notre Dame has forfeited its right to call itself a Catholic university… It invites an official rebuke.  May it come.”

- Ralph McInemy, philosophy professor at Notre Dame, FOXNews, Mar. 24, 2009.  Prof. McInemy criticized Notre Dame for inviting Obama to be the commencement speaker, pointing to his policies on abortion and stem cell research as contradicting Roman Catholic teachings.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/24/critics-blast-obamas-notre-dame-commencement-address/

 

“I think that particularly in our community, we experience mosques, in the worst case scenario, that have lost touch. They’re trying to do the same old tired Sunday school program.”

- Edina Lekovic, Communications Director for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, ABC News, Mar. 23, 2009.  Lekovic discussed mosques that are creating Facebook pages for youth groups and using social networking sites to post both schedules and full sermons online.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=7148839&page=3

 

“I think it’s important to see that words hurt and words do matter, and these words that in some respect can be seen as humiliating or a put-down to people with special needs do cause pain and they do result in stereotypes and result in behavior that is neglectful and almost oppressive of people with special needs.”

- Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman, Good Morning America, Mar. 20, 2009.  Shriver responded to President Obama’s comment comparing his poor bowling to the Special Olympics.

http://www.specialolympics.org/obama_response.aspx


“Somebody said that we’re not in President Obama’s Final Four, and as much as I respect what he’s doing, really, the economy is something that he should focus on, probably more than the brackets.”

- Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Basketball Coach, ABC News, Mar. 19, 2009.  Coach K said with a laugh from the site of the Blue Devils’ first-round site in Greensboro, N.C. about Obama’s NCAA bracket picks.

http://a.abcnews.com/Politics/ESPNSports/story?id=7121995&page=1


“From an international human rights perspective, there is no reason the United States should be behind the rest of the world on this issue. Many of the countries that continue to support and use the death penalty are also the most repressive nations in the world. That’s not something to be proud of.”

- Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, amnesty.org, Mar. 19, 2009. Richardson explained why New Mexico has officially become the 15th state to abolish the death penalty.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/good-news/new-mexico-abolishes-death-penalty-20090319

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April 9th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

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Foreign Affairs

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 “Unfortunately this is not an April Fool’s Day joke, this is reality.”

- Yvonne Andersson, member of the Swedish parliament for the Christian Democrats, CNN.com, Apr. 1, 2009. Andersson discussed Sweden’s passage of a gender-neutral marriage law.  The Christian Democrats proposed a bill that removed the word “marriage” from the law. 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/sweden.samesex/index.html 


“If Japan recklessly ‘intercepts’ [North Korea’s] satellite for peaceful purposes, the [Korean People's Army] will mercilessly deal deadly blows not only at the already deployed intercepting means but at major targets.”

- KCNA , North Korea’s state-run news service, CNN.com, Apr. 2, 2009.  The news service reported North Korea’s stance on Japan’s possible interception of their nuclear weapons tests which will occur between Apr. 4 and Apr. 8.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html

 

“Now we’ve met, will you please keep in touch?”

- Elizabeth II, Queen of England, BBC News, Apr. 1, 2009.  In an article entitled, “Michelle Obama fever hits the UK,” the Queen is said to have been taken with the First Lady. She was compared to Jackie Kennedy. The article said her presence helps to soften the relationship between the U.S. and the U.K.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7978054.stm

 

“We will not let the corruption, the violence, the power of intimidation that the drug syndicates have unleashed against Mexican society stand.  And that we will use any and every available tool that we have to shut them down.”

- Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican ambassador to the United States, Mar. 25, 2009.  In an interview with CNN, the ambassador issued a firm statement that the government is doing everything within its power to stop the drug wars happening in the country.

 

“I lived in houses that were flooded by water, inside my house, 1½ meters high. Sometimes I had to fight over space with rats and cockroaches, and waste would come in when it flooded.”

- Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, CNN.com, Mar. 25, 2009.   President da Silva commented on his humble upbringing compared to the other presidents and heads-of-state in G-20 meetings.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/25/zakaria.gps.lula/index.html


“Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade. Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians.”

- Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, New York Times, Mar. 25, 2009.  Clinton used unusually blunt language linking the U.S. to and partially blaming it for the rampant drug trade in Mexico while visiting the neighboring country.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/world/americas/26mexico.html?_r=1&hp

 

“Let me say this as plainly as I can: by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.”

- President Barack Obama, Speech delivered at Camp Lejeune, NC, Feb. 27, 2009.  Obama gave a concrete date for the end of the war in Iraq.  What exactly the “end” of the mission means is unclear.


http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/02/27/1814064.aspx

 

“President Obama deserves credit for not listening to the chorus of voices calling for a rapid drawdown of forces regardless of the consequences for Iraq, our military and the American people.”

- Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Minority Whip, MSNBC.com, February 27, 2009.  Cantor chastised a number of Democrats who believe that a quick withdrawal from Iraq would be a reckless decision.  

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/02/27/1814064.aspx

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April 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

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Economy

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“If you expected a GOP alternative to the failed policies of the past that got our country into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, then I have two words for you: April Fools.”

- Kenneth Baer, Communications Director for the Administration’s Office of Management and Budget, CNN.com, Apr. 1, 2009.  Baer commented on the House Republicans’ budget proposal.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/gop.budget/index.html


“It’s also not a bad time to be unemployed. There is no stigma associated with it now.”

- Nick Goddard, unemployed computer programmer, New York Times, Mar. 31, 2009. 
Mr. Goddard spoke at the Unemployment Olympics held in New York where participants joined events like “Pin the Blame on the Boss” and a “You’re Fired” race.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/nyregion/01olympics.html


“None of us should be cheated of our payments any more than a plumber should be cheated after he has fixed the pipes but a careless electrician causes a fire that burns down the house.”

- Jake DeSantis, Executive VP in AIG’s Financial Products Unit, U.S. News and World Report, Mar. 25, 2009.  After AIG came under fire for giving out large bonuses to executives, CEO Edward Liddy allegedly asked for the money back. The bonuses were promised to the executives before any bailouts, and DeSantis resigned due to what he thinks was a “breach of trust” on Liddy’s part.


http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-inside-job/2009/03/25/jake-desantis-a-defense-of-aig-bonuses.html


“Our economy only works if we recognize that we’re all in this together.”
- President Barack Obama, Press Conference, Mar. 24, 2009.  Obama urged a sense of solidarity and the need for the country to unite behind a plan to stimulate the economy.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20350.html 

 

“The close to $200 million in bonuses paid out to AIG’s employees was merely last week’s TARP outrage of the week.”

- Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), CNN.com, Mar. 24, 2009. Hensarling’s responded to the recent AIG scandal and displeasure with the way the government is handling it. http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/news/economy/geithner_bernanke_hearing/index.htm


“We’ll bail out AIG and Goldman Sachs, companies that have no redeeming social value whatsoever, but we are letting our newspapers go down the drain as if they were only good for the bottom of the birdcage.”

- Rep. Jim McDermott (D- WA), Politico.com, Mar. 23, 2009.  Just after the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran its last issue the representative commented on the newspaper industry seeing no financial bailout in their future.

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April 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

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Healthcare

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“They’re picking on us poor people, the ones that smoke.”

- Larry Jukes, CNN.com, Apr. 1, 2009.  The 65-year-old, who has been smoking since he was a teen, commented of the government’s new 62 cent tax hike.  

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/01/cigarette.tax/index.html

 

 “The court recognized that the FDA favored politics over science, ideology over women’s health, and violated the law in the process… Emergency contraception is proven safe and effective, and today we have succeeded in expanding access to 17-year-olds and are one step closer to making it fully available to all women.”

- Nancy Northup, President of Center for Reproductive Rights, Reuters.com, Mar. 24, 2009.  Northup discussed making the emergency contraceptive Plan B available to 17-year-olds as it is already available to women 18 and up.

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2329060620090324

 

“The first rule of medicine, first do no harm, is being violated by the attorney general by his decision.”

- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa), AP, Mar. 19, 2009. Sen. Grassley criticized Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the Justice Department would no longer target medical marijuana distributers when their actions only federal and not state law.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHs5ki4JKUS8Q5APCcU3bAjKv5TgD9718D301

 

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April 9th, 2009 at 11:17 am

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Around North Carolina

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“When you lose the public confidence in the safety of the food supply, the markets immediately go away.”

–Steve Troxler, N.C. Agriculter Commissions, WRAL News, Feb. 5, 2009. At the first “State of Agriculture” address, Commissioner Steve Troxler discusses Salmonella scare hurting N.C. peanut farmers.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4478667/

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March 16th, 2009 at 9:16 pm

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Around the World and Nation

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“Chavez should bring Vasquez back to put the country back together.?

–Brent Musberger,  sportscaster, ESPN College Gameday, Feb, 21, 2009.  Musberger comments on Greivis Vasquez’s game-tying shot that lead to overtime in the UNC v. Maryland game.

 

“We agree with many of the things that he said. We disagree with some of them. We may disagree with some of the ways he said it, but we stand four square behind what he wants to say and needs to say.?

– Michael Waddoups, Utah State Senate President, KSL News Radio, Feb. 20, 2009.  Waddoups discusses his decision to remove Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars from a Senate committee because of anti-gay comments made by Buttars.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5644436

 

“They’re probably the greatest threat to America going down I know of.?

– Chris Buttars, Utah State Senator, ABC News, Feb. 19, 2009.  Buttars asserts his views on homosexuality with a documentary filmmaker.  Buttars was later removed from his chairmanship of a judiciary committee because of these comments.

 

“I’ve spent my fair share of time at 3 in the morning lying awake like Martin Sheen in the movie, staring at the ceiling fan, thinking about my trip up river — and we all know how that turned out.?

– Conan O’Brien, Late Night Talk Show Host, New York Times, Feb. 19, 2009.  O’Brien discusses his role as successor to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/arts/television/19conan.html?hp

 

“[Life must be protected] at all stages of development.”

–Pope Benedict XVI, yahoonews.com, Feb. 18, 2009.  The Pope discusses the Catholic Church’s response to Nancy Pelosi’s (a practicing Catholic) pro-choice views.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_us_pelosi_14


“Our state and its citizens deserve the whole truth, not bits and pieces only when it is convenient.?

–Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.), politico.com, Feb. 18, 2009.  Hare discusses his thoughts on why Sen. Roland Burris should resign after being involved in the Blagojevich scandal.

 

“[Young people practicing abstinence is] not realistic at all.”

–Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice president nominee Gov. Sarah Palin, CNN.com, Feb. 17, 2009.  Palin discusses her views on pregnancy and sex in an interview with an interview with Greta van Susteren.  The 18 year-old gave birth to a son in December.


“What excites me most is that we are not just providing the wood for dance floors and the oil paints for our future artists. More importantly, we are giving young kids a chance to dream.?

– Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2009.  Armani discusses his $1 million donation to promote arts programs in New York City public schools.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/armani-donates-1-million-to-schools/

 

 “I knew we weren’t taking Tic Tacs.”

–Alex Rodriguez, Yankees baseball player, sportsillustrated.com, Feb. 17, 2009.   A-Rod responds to information about his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.

 

“I’ve been doing this a long time and have never seen anything this dramatic on a living patient.?

– Capt. Bill Ackley, Stamford Emergency Medical Service and the head of the paramedic crew, New York Times, Feb. 17, 2009.   Ackley comments on treating Charla Nash, a Connecticut woman who was mauled by her pet chimpanzee.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/nyregion/18chimp.html?hp;

 

“From our point of view, somebody has to sign the winner’s agreement, and a three-year-old can’t do that.?

–Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy Awards, The Telegraph, Feb. 19, 2009.   Davis discuses how the Academy might give out the award of best supporting action to deceased star Heath Ledger. The award will be given to his three-year-old daughter but someone will still have to sign the agreement that the statue will not be sold for profit.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/4692543/Oscars-2009-Heath-Ledgers-three-year-old-daughter-gives-Academy-a-puzzle.html

 

“Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards.?

– Eric H. Holder, Attorney General, Department of Justice African American History Month Program, Feb. 18, 2009.  Holder urges people use Black History Month as a “vehicle? to have more frank discussions about issues surrounding race in the United States.

 

“It appears that, in the case of the Suleman family, raising 14 children takes not simply a village but the combined resources of the county, state and federal governments.”

Tim Rutten, columnist, Los Angeles Times, Feb 11, 2009.   The columnist calls the story of an unemployed single mother of six children on welfare giving birth to illegitimate octuplets “grotesque.?

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten11-2009feb11,0,1394657.column

 

“You have a lot more of the welfare moms. It’s because the government pays — is paying for everything for the octo-mom…If you didn’t have the welfare system subsidizing the narcissistic choices of women like this, these 14 children would have a much better life.? 

– Ann Coulter, author and political commentator, foxnews.com, Feb. 18, 2009.  Coulters responds to the California woman who gave birth to octuplets after already having six children on the Bill O’Reilly show.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494665,00.html

 

“I want everything he’s doing to fail… I want the stimulus package to fail…. I do not want this to succeed.?

–Rush Limbaugh, National Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host, Feb. 13, 2009.  Limbaugh takes a defiant stance against President Obama and his stimulus plan on his show.

 

“As Mark expressed in his blog post on Monday, it was never our intention to confuse

people or make them uneasy about sharing on Facebook.?

– Barry Schnitt, Facebook spokesman, CNN.com, Feb. 18, 2009.  Schnitt comments on the decision to change Facebook’s “Terms of Use? back to the previous version after wide-spread objection over new policy.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.reversal/index.html


“This was the first time a girl came to us for a divorce.  We are going to do our best to push the parliament to change the marriage law.?

–Judge Abud Al-Khaleaq Ghowber, The Yemen Times, Apr. 17, 2008.  Judge Abud Al-Khaleaq Ghowber discusses Nojoud, an 8-year old Yemeni girl who sought a divorce after her father sold her to a man more than three times her age.

http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/04/17/yemeni-girl-8-buys-her-way-out-of-marriage.htm

 

“I believe that the historical evidence is strongly against 6 million Jews having been deliberately gassed in chambers as a policy…I believe there were no gas chambers.?

– Briton Bishop Richard Williamson, Swedish television, 2008.  Pope Benedict XVI recently lifted the excommunications of four men (including Williamson) ordained without papal permission.  Williamson later said that he regretted “making such remarks.?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/26/holocaust.bishop/

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March 16th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

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Humor

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“[George W. Bush] may have some awareness, deep down inside, sort of like a petulant teenager who just flunked the trig quiz and knows he screwed up.?

– Adam McKay, former Saturday Night Live head writer, The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2009.  McKay describes to opinion editor Maureen Dowd how Bush reacts to his mistakes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/opinion/18dowd.html?em

 

“I’ve reached my DM maximum for the day? What’s that about??

– Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush, Feb. 15, 2009.  Rove asks a question to his followers, confused by Twitter.

http://twitter.com/karlrove.

 

“Hey guys, what do you think of my — this spiffy ride here??

–President Barack Obama, CNN.com, Feb. 15, 2009.  Obama asks a group of reporters traveling with him their opinion of Air Force One.



“First off, President Bush does know how to read. He is very well-read. ?

–Andy Card, Former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, politico.com, Feb. 12, 2009.  Card discusses how the Bush administration was mischaracterized.

 

“Get him a six pack of Budweiser and we’ll meet [Sean] Hannity anywhere he wants to go.?

– Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary, CNN.com, Feb. 10, 2009.  Gibbs responds to Sean Hannity’s invitation to have a beer with President Obama.  He also joked that the meeting should take place in public otherwise “nobody would believe it actually happened.?

 

“I know that many of you are aware that this dinner began almost 100 years ago as a way to celebrate the birthday of General Robert E. Lee.  If he were here with us tonight, the general would be 202 years old. And very confused.?

– President Barack Obama, Alfalfa Club Dinner, Feb. 1, 2009.  Obama receives a laugh at the Alfalfa Club dinner when he poked fun at the history of the event, mentioning the commander of the Confederate army during the Civil War.

 

“My Kennebunkport is on the South Side.?

– President Barack Obama, The Chicago Tribune, “Obama envisions ‘reboot’ of U.S. global image,? Dec. 10, 2008.  Obama references George Bush, Sr.’s favorite vacation spot when mentioning that he plans to return back to Chicago every four to six weeks while in the White House.  The Obamas spent Valentine’s Day weekend in Chicago.

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March 16th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

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Politics, Political Parties and Bipartisanship

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“Clinton’s earlier critique of change has quickly become very valid.  The Washington of George Bush is the same Washington of Barack Obama. The promise of bipartisanship and hope in Washington is difficult to actually achieve.?

– Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs, Princeton University, CNNPolitics, Feb. 23, 2009.  Zelizer refers to Clinton’s statements like: “The sky will open. The lights will come down. Celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect!? The analyst states that she was essentially right.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/22/obama.so.far/index.html 

 

“Being gracious winners, this week, liberals howled with delight at George Bush for coming in seventh-to-last in a historians’ ranking of the presidents from best to worst.  This was pretty shocking. Most liberals can’t even name seven U.S. presidents.?

–Ann Coulter, author and political commentator, anncoulter.com, Feb. 18, 2009.  Coulter responds to the ranking of U.S. presidents in which George W. Bush was ranked seventh-to-last.

http://anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=298

 

“He has a fighting spirit and says he has done nothing wrong. So this could take a while.”

Keneth Gross, Washington Ethics Lawyer, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 2009.  Gross comments on Sen. Rolland Burris and the accusations that Burris wrongfully obtaining his senate seat.  

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/scotus/la-na-ethics19-2009feb19,0,1439579.story

 

“For all their talk about change, House Democrats just can’t seem to move on from their party line of blaming Bush.  They’ve developed an unhealthy fixation on re-fighting lost battles, even at the expense of the American taxpayer.?

– Representative Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), FoxNews, Feb. 16, 2009.  Rep. Smith responded to Sen. Leahy’s (D-Vt.) proposal that a “truth commission? should be formed to investigate the Bush administration.

 

“If I may say, if this is going to be bipartisanship, the country’s screwed.?

–Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), ABC News’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,? Feb 15, 2009. Graham expresses his dissatisfaction with how the economic stimulus package was assembled by Democrats.

 

“You know, I am an eternal optimist. That doesn’t mean I’m a sap.? 

– President Barack Obama, The Huffington Post, Feb. 15, 2009.  Obama responds to a question on whether he would reach out to Republicans in the future after they widely failed to support his stimulus plan.

 

“Politics can’t be any dirtier of a job than the one I am already in.?

Stormy Daniels, porn star and candidate for the Louisiana U.S. Senate seat, CNN.com, Feb. 9, 2009. Daniels clarifies her reasoning for challenging Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) for his Senate seat.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/09/senate.porn.candidate/?iref=mpstoryview 

 

“The American people know that our challenges are great. They’re not expecting Democratic solutions or Republican solutions - they want American solutions.?

– President Barack Obama, The Huffington Post, Feb. 5, 2009.   Obama pushes a non-partisan approach to solving the country’s economic crisis in a speech to House Democrats.

 

“We have been mis-defined as a party that doesn’t care, a party that’s insensitive, a party that is unconcerned about minorities, a party that is unconcerned about the lives and the expectations and dreams of average Americans. Nothing could be further from the truth.?

– Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele, Republican National Committee Chairman, CNN.com, Jan. 31, 2009.  Steele, the first African American chair of the RNC, comments on perceptions of the Republican party.

 

“My hope for him is my hope for the country.  If he fails, the country fails. He knows and he says, ‘Not me, but you. Not us, but all of us.’?

–Ella Mae Johnson, NPR, Jan. 20, 2009. The 105 year-old comments on the inaugural address of President Obama, the country’s first African American president. 

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March 16th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

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Environment

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“Green components have a long-term efficiency gain. For every billion dollars that the (U.S.) federal government invests in energy efficiency, you have a $450 million benefit to consumers per year.?

– Robert Heilmayr of the World Resources Institute.CNN.com, Feb. 9, 2009.  Heilmayr comments on the benefits of green energy in relation to Obama’s green initiatives. 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/09/eco.obamagreen/index.html 

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March 16th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

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